sharing the spotlight

My girls love to dance! Annabelle is usually the ring leader and puts on shows for us. She can usually get Gwyneth to be her back up dancer. They make us sit down and say “Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the show” and then dance, dance, dance.

Annabelle definitely likes to be in the spotlight. She decides the show’s theme and it’s typically along the lines of “Beauty and the Beast”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, or “Alice in Wonderland”. Annabelle always casts herself as the princess and Gwyneth either gets stuck being the prince or the evil witch. Funny thing, Gwyneth never really minds being the witch. She has the cutest little wicked cackle down. It’s funny to see such a sweet girl delight in being so evil…

Now, on occassion Gwyneth decides she will not play second fiddle to her sister. She isn’t happy being the back-up dancer or the witch and decides she needs the spotlight. This is when the trouble starts. Annabelle does not give up her lead role quietly and Gwyneth doesn’t retreat without a fight.

One must admire the fact that Annabelle maintains her smile and stage presence through out. The show must go on…. 
My poor little G. You can’t win them all.

How can you not be a sucker for this little face? My girl has nailed that pouty lower lip. We crumble for it!

When Annabelle went to dance class tonight, Gwyneth and I met the Fessler’s at Gunther Toody’s for dinner and then went shopping together. She sang her way through the grocery store and got plenty of attention. She certainly got her spotlight after all.

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